154 METHODS OF ATTRACTING BIRDS 



" And so the bird-fountain seems to have been 

 a happy thought for our school. The children 

 have learned to know the birds and their habits 

 with a sympathetic and protective interest which 

 could never have been aroused had they not had 

 a personal share in helping and caring for their 

 little feathered neighbors." 



A fountain on the same plan has recently been 

 constructed in the yard of Franklin School, Pas- 

 saic, New Jersey. The children were given a talk 

 on bird-fountains and shown pictures of the one at 

 Worcester, and asked if they would like to have 

 a similar one in their own yard. Under the en- 

 thusiastic guidance of Miss Lees, the principal, 

 the children contributed liberally, so that, after 

 paying for the fountain and the shrubs and other 

 plants set around it, there was a small surplus 

 left. The stones used in the construction of the 

 fountain were rough pieces of red sandstone, ob- 

 tained from neighboring excavations, and match- 

 ing the foundation and trimmings of the school 

 building. The fountain has been finished so 

 recently that there has not been sufficient time 

 to report any results. (See illustration, page 118,) 



